2012 -2014 Honda CRV microphone buzz and static fix (also for 2012 - 2013 Civic)
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This video demonstrates the procedure to fix a common problem on 2012-2014 Honda CR-V EX/EX-L, and 2012-2013 Civic EX/EX-L/Si. Many owners report a loud buzzing or static noise heard by the recipient of their calls while using the Hands Free Link (bluetooth) system in the car. The problem has been identified by Honda as a faulty mic, and there is a service bulletin (July 2014) available which details the procedure for replacing it with a new
P/N: 39182-SMA-003
You can choose to either replace the mic, or you can use the following procedure to refurbish your existing mic for little to no cost. The entire process takes only about 15-20 minutes. The Honda procedure can be found by googling "Honda CRV HFL buzz." My local Honda dealer (Bay Area, CA) wanted $331.25 (parts and labor) to replace the mic.
Hope this video is helpful - I initially struggled to find any relevant information on this seemingly widespread problem.
Thank you for the video. I too was experiencing a squeal/static. While following your instructions for removal, I noticed that the microphone connector was loose. It is a poorly designed connector. It appeared to be plugged in. But it was not "clicked" into place. I removed the microphone anyway for inspection. The contacts appeared good, no additional cleaning necessary. The original cloth covering appeared fine. I reassemble to microphone, making sure the green connector to the microphone was firmly set in place and tested the phone system. It worked perfectly. The squeal/static was gone. I suspect that 99% of the problems that were fixed by people using this video could have been the same as my own. Your procedure fixes the loose green connector when they reassemble the unit. There was no grease, dirt, corrosion to remove in my device. As for vibration damping with cloth, it proved unnecessary. Since the screw holding the microphone in place did an excellent job of removing vibration from within the unit. I had no rattling issues before or after reassembly. So, in my case, the only necessary step was to re-seat the green microphone connector. For those using this video, take note of the green connector before removal. Is it already loose? Does in just need to be pushed back into place? I'd like to know. Thanks again
Thank you!!! This worked like a charm!
For years people have complained about the noise associated with the calls - now that they can hear me they just complain about what I say!
Just fixed the the noise on my 2012 CRV. Everyone I would call from the car would say what is that horrible noise on your phone. As of this afternoon I called my wife and she did not believe I was calling from the car. Your video is excellent. I was afraid of breaking the plastic tabs when disassembling, but by following your exact procedure all went well. Thank You
Happy to hear that, Pete! Nicely done
YOU SAVED ME $2,000!! The dealership said I couldn't just replace the microphone. They said I had to replace the whole system. I just replaced the mic myself. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU! Bought a 2013 last week for my daughter and was cleaning up and testing the car before the reveal. The bluetooth exhibited feedback, static, and cut-outs to the receiving caller(s). I followed your video and it works perfectly. I couldn't have done it without you and I appreciate you immensely!
Tim. The feedback and squealing is back on my daughter's Bluetooth. Any suggestions?
10 years i lived with this issue with annoyed people. who knew it was this easy to fix, thank you so much for this video.
Thanks, it solved our problem. We made one modification since I think most of the problem is coming from vibration. Instead of wrapping the cloth around the mic, we used a bicycle tire inner tube. We felt the rubber was about the right thickness. We cut a piece about the same size as the cloth you suggested. The top of the cut out piece went up to the lines located on both sides of the mic. We then cut two holes in the rubber so the sound could get though the rubber. We cut them out where it looks like two mini speakers are located on the bottom face of the mic. We left the rubber connected in the middle and on both sides of the holes so we would have a way to hold the rubber in place when it is inserted back into the holder. It is a tight fit on the sides when you push it back into its holder. It needs to be tight to eliminate the vibration. It has been working clearly now for about 3 months with no problems.
You’re definitely a god among men. My son and I worked on his 2012 CR-V today, and if we’d figured out the small clips on the cover sooner, it would have been a snappy quick job. Fixed the awful Bluetooth feedback problem, and he doesn’t have to yell for me to hear when he’s in the road. Great fix, and thank you VERY much for sharing!!!
Worked like a charm! You absolutely turned me into a hero in my girlfriend's eyes and made it possible for me to actually hear her on her drive home from work. Thank you!
That's awesome, glad it worked for you guys!
Thanks. Microphones were over $90. I'll definitely try this for my wife's car. I just checked at the dealer the other day to see if there was a recall. Nothing.. and he didn't even mention a service bulletin. I'll give it a shot.
I just tried this on my 13 Civic SI and it worked great! I haven’t been able to use the microphone in over a year and now it’s crystal clear. Thanks!
For two years I've held my phone to my ear or used ear phones to talk to people while I drive. I finally spent a few hours researching this issue online before I finally came across your video - it works!!!! Thank you!
3 years later and you just saved me 100+ bucks! Thanks again!
You just saved me $130, and I can finally use my microphone again after 2 years. Thank you!
I did it! Thanks so much for the helpful video. Very detailed step-by-step instructions. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be and I can talk in my car again. The hardest part was finding the screws I dropped between the seats!
Just tried this on my wife’s 2012 CRV, the mic has been driving me crazy for years. First test call while driving was a success! Step three was harder than it looks but I got it out without breaking anything.
I’m so glad the dealership did not have the replacement mic in stock because I went home and found this video. I followed it to a tee and my Bluetooth works again! Thank you for the video!
This worked!! cannot thank you enough!!! You made it so easy even I could make the fix!! I just spoke with a Honda dealership and it was a mess minimum $192 to diagnose. They really hadn’t just replaced any microphones before so no telling what they would have said I would need…Thank you again!!!👍
Mine has been messed up for 3 years and I just fixed it myself. Thank you so much. Was going to cost me around 400 to fix
I bought a 2012 Honda Civic a few weeks ago and was experiencing the exact same issue. I just did what you suggested in this video and made a call to the main person that was telling me about the noise and they told me that they no longer heard the sound in the background. I hope that it doesn't go back to doing the sound in a few weeks because this was an excellent suggestion. I'm glad that it appears to have fix the issue and hope it's not temporary.
Hey Jean glad to hear that. Has the issue returned at all in the last 3 months?
Update?
Did this fix today as in Massachusetts the hands free law goes into effect today. It worked I’ve had this issue since the car was a year old I think it started after I had the car detailed done summer. Thx
I had the same issue. In my case the buzz was probably caused by a faulty wire, or a grounding issue. I solved it by changing the wires of the electret microphone. If you peel the membrane at the bottom of the casing, you will uncover the microphone itself. It is nested in a rubber part. Pull the rubber out, and you will see a circuit board. The microphone has 2 contacts : + and ground. The ground wire was damaged, and there was a loose piece of zinc soldered to the ground contact (not sure why, as the microphone already has its own ground contacts). Long story short, I desoldered the + and ground wires, replaced them with new ones, and removed the loose piece of zinc. I used a basic soldering iron, some eutectic solder (63/37), and 2 pieces of wires gauge 22 AWG. I stuffed everything back in the rubber, casing, put the membrane back on and put back the map light - Did 3 test calls with 3 people, the buzz sound is gone.
THANK YOU for posting this! I also stopped using BT in my 2012 cr-v because of what people said was a horrible feed back issue. Just finished up following the video and it appears the issues are fixed!
You're the man Tim, I owe you a beer!
Thanks Tim, not been able to use my in car phone with the background noise, took the microphone out like you showed, when to the garage to replace it cost would be £147.00, so gave the piece of cloth a try works perfect now, big thanks again
I did this today and it worked!! Thanks a lot for saving me $116
Tim Appreciate the helpful video had the same issue with my 2013 Civic EX-L, Did exactly as you mentioned now my Bluetooth works like a charm with no static to the other person on the call. Just saved $330 with this Great video.
THANKS MUCH!!!
Had this exact problem on my 2011 TSX and this fix worked like a champ.. THANK YOU!!!! - Note: I used electrical contact cleaner rather than Iso Alcohol, just sprayed connector & receptacle, no wiping needed
I see you did this 2 months ago. Hope your problem never returned. Could you share the contact cleaner info and where did you buy from?
Thanks, great video and it fixed the problem that’s been driving me crazy for months
Thank you so much!!! This worked amazingly well. Now I don't have to deal with ordering any parts from Honda! Took five minutes or less and no more awful screechy Static
Tim, Just saved Myself $247.27 over dealer pricing. Great video with detailed instructions, easy to follow. So far Great. Thanks Again Tim!!!
Your video style is fabulous. Every step clearly shown. Good use of speeded video; fast enough to get through the procedure, but not so fast you have to constantly pause and/or backup. Subtitles great! Not to say that your voice is unpleasant, but use of speech in these things slow the video down, and not everyone is a fan of “my” voice :). Excellent, and THANKS!
Thanks for the kind words! I am also not a fan of my own voice, which contributed to the decision of using subtitles ;) Mostly though, it's to make editing easier and allows me to fast forward through the less interesting/time consuming bits. I appreciate the feedback, it's people like you who encourage me to keep producing content.
Thanks!!! It's been about a month since the repair and the buzz has not returned.
Dude! Dude? Duuuude. It worked. Took a little over 10 minutes. I might have broken one little plastic clip. But no worries. Everything went back together and no freaking feedback or whatever you want to call it. Thanks again. Cr-v 2013
Did your buzz return? Same car as you.
Just followed your video and fixed the Bluetooth sound issue in my 2012 CRV. Thank you!
Tim - phenomenal. Tried it today and it works perfectly. Your video was clear and after being frustrated by at-times nearly inaudible and otherwise unusable bluetooth for my phone in my 2012 for years, this quick fix was an incredible relief. Thank you, Tim - you've got a new fan!
Update?
@@dabestgoodies - nothing new to report. Still works beautifully - crystal clear and NO problems whatsoever.
Great info Tim ! thanks for sharing ! My daughters & I are all Honda owners & I like to do my own stuff when I can. You have a new subscriber. Thanks again.
Thank you so much! Just did this to my sister's 2012 CR-V and it fixed the buzzing problem she was experiencing.
Great video- thanks! Tried this on my 12 civic and it is working well. Took me about 20 minutes, thought I might break the plastic ears off a few pieces but everything went well much appreciated!
I just tried this and it worked great. I had to pause video while you were taking last cover off as it was done very quickly. Thank you for posting this.
I can't believe that was all I had to do to fix the bluetooth mic, WOW. But I would have never thought to do this or how without your video, Thanks!
Thank you brother! I’ve been struggling with my 2013 civics microphone for 2 years and this definitely did the trick.
It worked!! I used to have exactly the same problem and now it works perfectly! Thank you Tim Wong!!! Finally I can use it 😬😬
My wifes 2012 Honda Accord had the same issue and I follows your instructions but when I took the microphone out of the housing, I opened it up and took out the little replacement mic put and re soldered a new one which cost $2.35 from Jaycar in sydney and seems to be a permanent fix.
2013 Civic owner-worked like a charm, thanks!
Worked for my Honda Civic Ex 2013. I only fixed it because I'm selling, wish I would have done it sooner, it was super simple, thank you sir.
My man!! Thank you soooo much for posting this vid tutorial... haven’t been able to use my mic for the last 4 years til now!! THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you for posting this video. I have stopped using the Bluetooth for this reason... Will give it a try
Thank you! I’ve lived with this issue for years. Now it is fixed
Wonderful! It took me a few minutes to get the cover off the HFL/switch subassembly but your video is much appreciated - Thank you!
2022 and this still helped out. Thanks bro!
Followed video step by step and solved my problem! Thanks for posting!
Thank youuuuuu❤❤❤ Finally I fix the problem. It was driving everyone crazy.
Thanks!! just installed new mic for my daughters Civic. She thinks I’m awesome because of the video. I appreciate your helpful video sir.
Just did this today. Super helpful. Thank you so much Tim!
This was great! I had a piece of cloth on it already that I replaced after cleaning the connections:) Thank you so much. Especially from my friends that have faithfully ignored it for years🤭
Thank you for this video, it remedied my 2012 Civic EX’s microphone problem.
So far this seems to do the trick. Saved me some cash, thanks man!
What a great video Tim. Thanks for sharing it. Just fixed mine and probably saved me 350$. You Rock!
Thanks it fixed my 2013 SI for now, hopefully it’s a permanent fix and I don’t have to spend $120 for a new mic
Well, I was skeptical but it seems to have worked. Thanks!! I used a kit I've had laying around for 20 yrs that was designed to clean the contacts on a front loader Nintendo :)
Thank you, it worked! A bit better lighting and slower action would help but it worked and thats the main thing. Took about an hour.Saved me money and thats great too!!!
Thank you Tim!!!, this worked like a charm.. the issue is resolved now and able to call people without irritating them 😊
This fixed my 2013 Civic EXL annoying sound, Thank you very much!
You can also just punch the assembly pretty hard without removing it and it goes away instantly. Does come back hours, days, weeks later for no rhyme or reason...been punching mine for years. Your method may be working just because you are handling the mic.
I spent a few hours researching this issue before finding this video. Some people reported something similar to what you're describing (except they rubbed their finger over the microphone instead of the punch... haha). The theory was that static electricity may be building up around the microphone and that moving your hand over the area can help with dissipating it. I know little of static electricity, but maybe this method can help people for whom the buzzing has returned.
Worked for us in 2018 CRV EXL. Shame on Honda for not isolating those mics better.
This worked for me on a 2013 CRV EX. Thanks for the help!
Just found this and it worked!! Took me more like 40mins. THANK YOU!!!
Thanks for the video I just fixed the bluetooth noise for my CRV.. NO MORE NOISE
This worked perfectly. Super simple. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Can’t believe that this fixed the issue!
Thank you, it worked for me. You saved me a good amount of money.
I followed the steps and it works. Thank you. (2013 civic)
Worked nicely for me. Saved me $200
Hello do you have a fix for Honda Accord 2013; while using the car bluetooth the caller hears wind noise? I had my driver pillar fixed which reduced the wind noise that i used to hear now its just the caller who hears it
Did you ever find a fix for your accord? My 2014 is doing the same thing
@@rodneyhyde2952 i try to use earbuds when driving.
Thank you!!!! This was the perfect fix for my Civic.
For step 7 you said to remove the black cover. I have a 2013 Civic and plan on doing this. You mentioned CRV only. Is this back cover nonexistent on the Civic? And also wondering did you notice an improvement with the fabric (good idea!) Also do you know if thec also have an LED light on it? (Wondering because my Bluetooth mic never has been illuminated and I wonder if by purchasing a new mic it will give me a status light that works). Great video 👍
Yes, the fabric helped a bit (and certainly would not hurt). However, unfortunately the cleaning + fabric was only a temporary fix and the static came back after a few weeks, albeit not as loud. The only permanent fix for me was to replace the mic with a new unit from Honda.
I'm not certain, but I believe the black cover is not present on the Civic. The little LED light is a different part of that assembly and is not affected by the bluetooth mic.
@@timwong3532 ah thank you for the info! I need to do this. My Bluetooth sucks
@@timwong3532 I can confirm that that black cover is NOT on 2013 Civic EX models.
Just did this and no more buzz! Thanks!!
You are SICK!!!! would give 10 stars if I could. I feel like a man again! Problem solved!
You are the man, Tim! 👑
Dude! This did the trick and thank you! I’d pay you if I could.
2013 CR-V AWD
Yoooooo this works!!!!! Thank you for the easy follow along. This worked for my 2013 Honda Civic si coupe
I am having this problem. I might give this a shot or just replace the mic. Either way your video was helpful.
Thanks
Just a heads up, the "refurbish" method I showed worked great for about 3 weeks and then the buzzing returned, just not as loud. I just sucked it up and ordered a new mic from my local dealer for $130. You can find it online as well from Honda Parts Guys (Rock Honda) for ~$115 + shipping and tax.
Oh man. That's more expensive than I thought. Thanks for the heads up.
@@timwong3532 Did the static stay away with the new part? It's been 6 months now.
@@Susan70003 yes, everything has been great since replacing the mic with the updated version
@@timwong3532 Thank you!
Hi Tim, you’re saying below on one of the comments that the buzzing noise returned?
Hi Chris, yes the "refurbish" method, re-using the existing mic, was not a long term solution for me but has worked for a few commenters here. I ended up replacing the mic with the new one and the problem has not returned since then.
I just tried this last night. I think it definitely helps with the sound quality. But I think the bluetooth version that these radios are using is old and succeptible to interference. When I drove through a mcdonalds drivethru the other caller said they could here with intereference screeching. That's bluetooth issue, not microphone
Thanks so.much
This worked for me!!!
Thank you so much for posting this, problem solved!
Yup, worked like a charm. I appreciate the videos
just fixed our 2012 cr-v. thank you
Fantastic fix. Thank you
Worked on our 2014 crv. Thanks so much......
Thank you so much Tim, it’s very simple trick 👍😀
Wow - this actually worked for me! Thanks.
Thanks for the contributor, I have CRV 2015. I opened up the module i don't see the mic module there it is open there. Even with out that top module connected i can call and mic is working, So they placed the mic in different spot?. suggestions welcome thanks in advance
Hello Tim I have civic 2013 with no Bluetooth . if a buy and install hft module is there a mic ready waiting above my head or missing also with cables from the factory ? thanx
Is there something different about fixing the touring model, or is it just not listed here?
I followed this on my 2013 Honda Accord. However for step 8, there is no tiny screw anywhere to be found. In fact, there is no little box like he took out...it's just an empty area. What da heck? Any ideas about this set up?
I know this is a pretty late response, but this fix is for the crv and Civic, not the Accord. The Accord will have a different setup.
Any idea how to fox the accord one?
Did you ever find a fix for your accord? My 2014 is doing the same thing
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You're the best. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you!!! This works wonderfully! Thank you soooo much!!